INDIO  With a heavy wind advisory in effect, Coachella turned into "Blowchella" early Sunday evening, with vertical hair, itchy eyes and women shivering in their bikinis being three of the most visible results.

The strong, seemingly continuous winds approached 20 miles per hour and created a dusty haze over the festival grounds in Indio that partially blotted out the sun. Several forecasts indicated that the gusts could reach 60 miles per hour between Sunday evening and early Monday.

"I'm alright now," said one pony-tailed young woman as she put on a pair of goggles to protect her eyes. Other festival-goers wore bandanas around their faces.

Should the winds reach 30 miles per hour, one Coachella stage crew member told a U-T San Diego photographer, the festival could conclude earlier than planned tonight.

The final two performances Suday night — by Dead Can Dance and Disclosure — are set to begin at 11 p.m. and 11:10 p.m., respectively, in the Mojave and Gobi tents, both of which can accommodate several thousand people. Sunday night's last scheduled outdoor stage performance is by 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers, who are set to take the stage at 10:15 p.m.